Bullish Sensex Reaches Fresh Record High of 85,955; Nifty Climbs to 26,250

Mumbai: The BSE benchmark Sensex hit a fresh all-time high in early trade on Friday due to heavy buying in IT stocks and a rally in global markets.

The BSE Sensex soared 119.38 points to reach a record peak of 85,955.50 in early trade. The NSE Nifty rose 34.5 points to 26,250.55.

From the 30 Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies, Sun Pharma, Tata Consultancy Services and Tata Steel were the biggest gainers.

The BSE benchmark jumped 666.25 points to settle at an all-time high of 85,836.12 on Thursday. The Nifty climbed 211.90 points to close at a record high of 26,216.05.